Market
Who is covered, and how urgently
The five categories of Article 13(3) are not labels: each carries its own duties and its own degree of urgency.
Legislative update of 28 July 2026. Act no. 37-A/2026 established the governance of the RTRI, created its Management Board, repealed Article 19 of Act no. 5-A/2026 and set a staggered entry into force. All content on this website has been revised accordingly. See the consolidated calendar.
By category
| Category | Urgency | Specific duties |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Social partners and bodies subject to mandatory consultation | Low | Automatic registration; Article 7 duties and the 30-day update duty still apply. |
| (b) Representatives of third-party interests | Highest | Deadline of 2 March 2027; disclosure of clients, interests and sectors; record of contractual relationships; conflict-of-interest measures. |
| (c) Representatives of corporate interests | High | Prior registration before hearings; responsible person; income and public support. |
| (d) Institutional representatives of collective interests | High | Disclosure of represented interests; publication of the code of conduct. |
| (e) Other representatives | Variable | Residual category. |
A note on market size
The regime does not create a permanent statutory function comparable to the data protection officer under the GDPR, and therefore imposes no legally required retainer. What it creates is an implementation cycle peaking between the opening of provisional registrations and mid-2027, followed by a considerably lighter maintenance effort. [No consolidated public data exists on the number of entities actually covered; that will only be known once the RTRI operates and the first annual report under Article 16(2) is published.]
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